Ester Goossens
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1972 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m, 400 m hurdles, combined events |
Ester Goossens (pronounced [ˈɛstər ˈɣoːsə(n)s]; born 21 February 1972) is a retired Dutch athlete who competed in a variety of events, including the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles.[1] She represented her country at the 1997 World Championships and 1999 World Indoor Championships.
Goossens held the Dutch records in the 400 metres of 51.35 s from 1998 until 2018, when it was broken by Lisanne de Witte,[2] in the 400 metres hurdles of 54.62 s from 1998 until 2020, when it was broken by Femke Bol,[3] in the 400 metres indoor of 51.82 s from 1998 until 2021, when it was broken by Lieke Klaver,[4] and in the 800 metres indoor of 2:00.01 min from 2001 to 2026, when it was also broken by Bol.[5]
In October 1997, Goossens scored 6716 points at a women's decathlon in Apeldoorn, setting a world decathlon best of 54.14 seconds in the flat 400 m.[6]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 23.84 (Talence 1997)
- 400 metres – 51.35 (Malmö 1998)
- 800 metres – 1:59.24 (Hechtel 1998)
- 100 metres hurdles – 14.49 (+1.9 m/s) (Lisse 2002)
- 400 metres hurdles – 54.62 (Budapest 1998)
Indoor
- 200 metres – 24.29 (The Hague 1999)
- 400 metres – 51.82 (Valencia 1998)
- 800 metres – 2:00.01 (Stockholm 2001)
- 60 metres hurdles – 8.94 (Frankfurt 1997)
- High jump – 1.64 (Frankfurt 1997)
- Long jump – 5.87 (Frankfurt 1997)
- Shot put – 11.81 (Frankfurt 1997)
- Pentathlon – 4212 (Frankfurt 1997)
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 12th (h) | 4×400m relay | 3:45.30 | |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 54.70 | |
| 1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 7th | 400 m | 55.26 | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 7th (h) | 400 m | 52.73 | NR |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 800 m | 2:03.59 | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.96 | ||
| 1995 | Summer Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 5th (sf) | 800 m | 2:03.95 | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.17 | [note 1] |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 4th | 400 m | 51.82 | NR |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 54.62 | NR | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 8th (sf) | 400 m | 52.09 |
Notes
- ^ Goossen set a national record of 54.84 s in round 1.
References
- ^ "Ester Goossens", World Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Walter van Zoeren, "Na twintig jaar sneuvelt nationaal record op 400 meter van Ester Goossens, 'maar ik ben nog steeds trots'" (in Dutch), De Stentor, 3 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Atlete Femke Bol verbetert oud record" (in Dutch), Jeugdjournaal, 18 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Hodgkinson shatters world indoor U20 800m record with 1:59.03 in Vienna", European Athletics, 30 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Bol wint bij debuut op 800 meter direct in Nederlands indoorrecord" (in Dutch), NOS, 8 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Statistics". womensdecathlonassociation.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13.